Fence



(No Model.)

N. E. WBISELL.

FENGE.

No. 338,573. Patented Mar. 23, 18346.

@y 51.@ ivm .dttorney WITNESSES NITED STATES NELSON E. VEISELL,

OF VARREN, OHIO.

FENCE.

QPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 338,573, dated March23, 1886.

Application tiled June 1l, 1895.

T0 @ZZ 20710711, it may concern:

Be it known that I, NELsoN E. WErsELL, a citizen of the United Sta-tes,residing at W'arren, in the county of Trumbull and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in fences wherein a single trussrod or wire is used for supporting and bracing the same together withfoot-rests, which are designed to be embedded in the ground, stone,cement, or any other hard or suitable material, forrmly securing thefence; and with these ends in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, and specifically claimed.

ln the annexed drawings, to which reference is made and which fullyillustrate my invention, Figure l represents a perspective View of asection of fence embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents an end Viewthereof, and Fig. 3 is a detail.

A A represent two posts or uprights, which are provided with holes t'near the upper ends thereof, their lower ends being securely nailed orfastened in any suitable manner to sills B B in the center thereof.

d d are suitable hanger, or supports for the rails, which are formed inthe shape of the letter U, and e e are braces, so formed as to nearlyresemble the letter X, both braces e e and supports or hangers d l beingformed of a single wire. rlhe said wires are passed from the insidethrough the holes in the post, and are crossed on the outside, and havetheirl ends secured to the braces near the end of the same, in anyconvenient manner. These posts A A are also provided with a series ofstaples, b Z1, spaced a predetermined distance apart, through which thesame number of rings, c, are passed, and through the medium of which theposts A A are connected together their whole length. These staplesserve, in connection with the cross braces, to rmly hold and strengthenthe posts, and at the same time to support and hold a series of rails, OC C, resting upon them. The ends of the X-braces are secured to the endsof the sills in any suitable manner; but I prefer the means shown inFigs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

By my construction of fence the same is made strong,durable, and simple,and the cost of manufacture is comparatively little, the parts being fewin number and nothing expensive being required in its construction.

Having now described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the parallel upright posts and the fence-railslocated between the same, of the transverse binding-loops and the'brace-wires passing under the lower rail, then upward through the post,and crossing each other on the outside, the ends being secured to thetransverse base-beams, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I atti-X my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NELSON E. VVEISELL.

' Vitnesses:

N. A. CALHOUN, XVILLIAM T. FEE.

